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Baseline Mesa

Baseline Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Baseline Mesa rises to 720 m in Nevada. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Silica Dome, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 1.5 miles off. 177 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
720 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44831, -114.47748

177 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 49
  • Silica Dome: 0.5 mi
  • Pretzel Arch: 1.0 mi
  • Historic Cabins: 1.2 mi
  • Petrified Log: 1.5 mi
  • Atlatl 5 Hole Arch: 1.5 mi
Springs: 37
Peaks: 34
Historic sites: 14
Parks: 11
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Mormon Mesa: 12.5 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 21.9 mi
  • Stewart Cliffs: 22.2 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 23.6 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baseline Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgin PeakENE 62°2,422 m22.9 mi
Billy Goat PeakE 79°1,738 m23.4 mi
Jumbo PeakSE 135°1,736 m23.5 mi
Mica PeakSE 125°1,719 m21.9 mi
Bonelli PeakSSE 148°1,601 m24.3 mi
Muddy PeakSW 229°1,590 m15.9 mi
Gold ButteSE 127°1,529 m20.3 mi
Rattlesnake PeakSE 140°1,473 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:50
June solstice05:2119:2220:00
September equinox06:2718:0218:36
December solstice06:4715:4716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360687788949284715848
Precip in0.81.10.80.30.20.10.70.40.30.40.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357544968

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